Madeleine SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE

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26 February 1700 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

8 February 1758 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

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Marin SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE Barbe-Marguerite CARTIER

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Born: 26 February 1700 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Marin SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE

Mother: Barbe-Marguerite CARTIER

Maternal grandparents: Paul CARTIER , Barbe BOYÈRE (BOYER)

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Madeleine married François MARIER dit STE-MARIE 7 June 1723 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
François MARIER dit STE-MARIE was born 16 April 1681 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). François was the child of Louis MARIER dit STE-MARIE (MARIE) and Mathurine GOARD.

Madeleine SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE died 8 February 1758 in Longueuil, Canada, New France .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Madeleine SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE married

François MARIER dit STE-MARIE
Marriage date: 7 June 1723
Marriage place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
François MARIER dit STE-MARIE was the child of Louis MARIER dit STE-MARIE (MARIE) and Mathurine GOARD

Children of François MARIER dit STE-MARIE and Madeleine SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE

Charles-Pascal MARIER dit STE-MARIE

Born: 29 March 1728, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 29 January 1805, Longueuil, Lower Canada

Married: Charlotte-Amable PATENAUDE 9 January 1758 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Antoine MARIER dit STE-MARIE

Born: 29 March 1736, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Felicite PATENAUDE 29 September 1760 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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Birth — 1700
26 February 1700
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1723 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE and François MARIER dit STE-MARIE 7 June 1723, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

She was 23 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Charles-Pascal MARIER dit STE-MARIE was born 29 March 1728, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Madeleine was 28 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Antoine MARIER dit STE-MARIE was born 29 March 1736, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Madeleine was 36 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)